Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| She / is / asking me questions / always |
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| go / to the hairdresser's / usually / once a month / I |
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| at home? / you / have lunch / usually / Do |
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| I travel a lot. I / need / some petrol / every other day. |
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| always / dress / in green? / I / Can |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| when you talk to her / listens / rarely / She |
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| I / usually / once a year / to the dentist / go |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| phoned / Yesterday, / she / me / twice |
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| often / to the disco? / How / you / go / do |
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| get up / always / I / at 8 a.m. |
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| I / eat / oranges / hardly ever |
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| listen / never / can / They |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| dresses / very often / She / in blue |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| often / John / late / is |
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| usually / in the mornings. / Something is the matter with me. I / very tired / am |
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| ? / always / Kevin / Does / win |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| you / Do / often / feel tired? |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| need / They / some help with the homework / usually |
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| three times a week / go / I / to the gym |
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| have / We / soup / every other day |
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| several times a year / My car / breaks down |
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| I / what to say / know / never |
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| find / never / your car keys / You / can |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| often / Mike / for dinner / pizza / eats |
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| five times / saw / it / I |
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| shopping / have to go / day in, day out / I |
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| you / to the gym / ? / go / every day / Do |
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| Tom / if you need it / will / help you / rarely |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| My parents / come / very often / to help me |
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| go on holiday / almost never / My parents |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
